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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Digressive \Di*gress"ive\, a. [Cf. F. digressif.] Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression. --Johnson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: digressive adj 1: of superficial relevance if any "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark [syn: {tangential}] 2: (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that" [syn: {discursive}, {excursive}, {rambling}]
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